October 11 Library
Detention was….interesting. Definitely more good than bad.
Lisa and I walked down to the dungeons together. On the way we ran into Sirius and James. We exchanged typical hellos and everything and then they walked with us down to the dungeons. Lisa did all the talking while I just tagged along behind.
When we got to the dungeons we found a note from Slughorn saying he'd be a couple of minutes late, unfortunately the door was locked.
Sigh Yet another sign Slughorn's mind is going. I mean what kind of idiot would leave Slytherins and Gryffindors in the same corridor. Poor Professor.
Just as we finished reading this, Black and Bellatrix walked up and also read the note. And took place on the opposite side of the hall.
Two words… Awkward silence.
Black was mostly staring at his feet while Bellatrix studied her nails. Potter stared at the potions door. Lisa just looked of in space. And Sirius was looking anywhere but across the hall.
Finally I couldn't take it anymore so I broke the ice.
"So… Potter, Bla-, Sirius. What are you guys in for?" I wouldn't want to confuse all three Blacks at once would I?
Potter looked at me and gave me a small smile.
"Let's say revenge is bitter sweet."
I raised my eyebrows, "Meaning what exactly?"
James gave a smirk, "It means that it feels good to get back at Snape, but not as nearly as well for getting detention."
"What Snape do to you?"
"He burned my homework, now I've got a P in Muggle Studies."
He smiled at me again.
"And what about you." Now I turned to Sirius.
He glanced at me but then his eyes flashed across the hall.
"Slughorn decided I use to much foul language while speaking to sweet little Bellatrix."
Sirius scowled toward at said person while she looked up at him. Bellatrix smirked and then turned to Regulus, she leaned down to whisper something in his ear.
Regulus glanced at her then turned away again, Bellatrix let out her creepy giggle.
At first I didn't get why Bellatrix was looking at Sirius all smug and stuff, but then I did look and he was getting all red in the face. Like the time Narcissa took away all those points. I still don't get it
Just then Slughorn came ambling up from the dungeons. When he saw all of us he smiled, "Well, what is this, Gryffindors and Slytherins getting along? Maybe if you had thought of these things earlier you wouldn't be here."
Getting Along? Hardly, we just managed not to kill each other for a few minutes.
We all filed into the room and sat at our separate tables.
"All right Madame Pomfrey needs more Hiccoughing Solution. I'm going to divide you into pairs and you'll make the potion."
Drat. We all had the perfect partners, Lisa and me, Potter and Sirius, Black and Bellatrix.
I guess it defeats the purpose of detention though.
Slughorn studied all of us then made his final decision, "Mr. Black please partner with Miss O'Donnell, Mr. Potter partner with Mr. Regulus, and Miss Black and Miss Evans."
At first I thought, okay I'll just stay out of her way. HA! I should've known it wouldn't be that easy.
We sat at a table and Slughorn passed us the ingredients. I opened my book and glanced at Bellatrix who was writing something on some slip of paper.
"Well, err, should we get started?"
Bellatrix's eyes flashed over to me. Her lips pulled back in an ugly sneer that'll probably give me nightmares. Then she hissed (so Slughorn couldn't hear) "Look you little piece of filth, if everyone always says you're so good at potions then prove it. Meanwhile I'll be sitting here doing my business."
Then she just turned away, like hell was I going to take that!
"Look Pureblood Princesses, I know you think you're so superior to me so you prove everything you slimy Slytherins are always going on about."
Her eyes widened for a second then she growled "I'll show you what-"I was saved when Slughorn came bustling over.
"That is no way for a proper Slytherin to act (more like the only way proper Slytherins act) "you will work with Miss Evans no matter how you feel about her."
Slughorn gave Bellatrix another cold stare than went to check on Sirius and Lisa. Bellatrix glared at me, but then acted like a 'proper Slytherin' and opened her book too.
So we started everything like we were supposed to, we didn't even exchange words the whole time. But, sadly, this couldn't last.
So everything was going fine until we had to add the prodinite (A/N: just imagine some kind of liquid to use in a potion) Bellatrix was measuring it out while I was looking at the instructions again. Then I heard a small 'oops.'
I can't really explain the feeling that came over my back, but it was nasty. So I did the screaming, dancing around, screaming some more and so on so on.
"Miss Evans what is going on?" Slughorn came running at me trying to get me to stop twirling around.
"She-scream-poured-yelp- pro-scream-dinite on-scream-me!"
Bellatrix pointed at herself like "Who me? Couldn't be!"
Slughorn managed to get the stuff of and calm me down. I will try really hard to copy exactly what followed from this point on.
So Slughorn gave this huge sigh and said, "I don't think the partnerships we have are working out…." He studied us again, and then continued, "We're going to have new partners, all right lets see. Mr. Regulus and… Miss O'Donnell?"
He smiled, satisfied with that match, "Now then……oh wait."
I saw the problem quickly, if he matched Lisa and Regulus Sirius and James (do I have to explain?) would have to partner up leaving me and Bellatrix, or Sirius and Bellatrix which seemed to be the reason he was here in the first place, James and Bellatrix might be okay but for some reason I doubted it.
Anyway back to Slughorn- He thought things, then announced our new partners. "Miss Black with Miss O'Donnell, Mr. Sirius with Mr. Regulus, and Mr. Potter and Miss Evans."
James and me!
Slughorn pointed for us to go over to Sirius and Lisa's table, looking at the potion it seemed like they were almost done.
James turned to me and smiled, "So, should we get started?" And we did, Potter's really good at potions so we finished it in only about ten minutes.
While we were working he made me laugh a lot, he can actually be really sweet.
After we finished I checked out the other groups, Bellatrix and Lisa didn't seem to be speaking, at least Bellatrix didn't look like she was going to pour anything on her.
Sirius and Regulus…..well I couldn't really tell right then, they seemed to be getting along okay, they were talking.
"So…," James had brought me out of my observations.
"So."
"It's true; you're really good in potions." He smiled.
I dunno if I blushed or not, he had a really cute smile.
"You're not so bad yourself."
We were quite for a couple of minutes, and then James spoke again.
"Are you friends with Tyler Wilson? He's in your year."
Tyler Wilson is in my year, he's also Lisa's boyfriend.
"Yeah we're friends, Lisa and him are dating."
James nodded then said, "Yeah he was asking me about quidditch tryouts, what about his friend, what's his name? Martin?"
I rolled my eyes and he laughed.
"Well, he is really annoying."
"When are quidditch tryouts anyway?"
"In a couple of weeks."
"Are you quidditch captain?"
"Not this year it's still Fitzgerald, but people are saying I might replace him. He isn't looking very good."
"Do you think we'll beat Slytherin?"
"If we don't I'll definitely become captain."
"Fitzgerald would have to move out of the tower."
"Maybe he could move in with the Slytherins," James smiled; I think he liked the idea of being captain.
The conversation changed over time I just remember I was still giggling about this impersonation he made of Filch when he asked it,
"What's Lisa's heritage?"
The question confused me at first, "uh, I think she's got roots in Sweden or something-"
"No, I mean is she Muggle-born or what."
"Oh," I looked over at Lisa, she was sitting way far from Bellatrix who was writing again.
"Um, her dad was Muggle-born but her mom came from a wizard family, so I guess that would make her half-blood."
He nodded but I asked him why he wanted to know. He shrugged "Just wondering, at least Bellatrix is ignoring her. She doesn't seem to be very happy with her cousins though."
Sirius and Regulus seemed to be having some discussion, they talked low and quiet and Bellatrix kept looking over there.
"What do you think they're talking about?"
"Dunno."
We talked about other things and it was funny, I've never met anyone so easy to talk to.
Ugh, looking back it sounds so stupid but here's what happened,
It just popped out of my mouth I swear, "James do you have a girlfriend?"
"Uh, no. Why?"
"There's a Hogsmeade trip in a little while."
"Yeah."
"And I don't have a boyfriend."
He started to smirk a little, "Really?"
"Nope, but you already knew that. Remember, you asked me before you guys turned me green."
"Yeah, I remember. So if you don't have a boyfriend and I don't have a girlfriend…"
I waited hoping
"I guess we'll just have to sip our butterbeer all alone."
Stupid jerk.
"Or we could sip it together."
He had a full smirk on now.
"Miss Evans are you asking me out?"
"I believe I am Mr. Potter. Do you accept?"
If you repeated this conversation to anyone I know they would just laugh, Lily Evans doesn't talk to cute guys like that. James must bring out a different side of me.
"Hmmm. Would you have me home by eight?"
"Mr. Potter if you're more interested in kidding around maybe we should sip our butterbeer by ourselves."
I hope it didn't show then but you have no idea how nervous I was.
"Miss Evans can't you take a joke? Of course I accept!"
I don't know if I've ever smiled so big in my entire life, my face was actually starting to hurt.
I really, really, don't want to seem obsessed with him, I told you I hate those stupid fan girls, but I can't help it. He has the most gorgeous hazel eyes in the world!
"It appears you all are finished. Clean up please."
We all did what Slughorn told us too. I kept sneaking glances at James and I think he was kinda grinning.
Slughorn finally released us. Once we were out in the corridor Bellatrix grabbed Regulus by his arm and started dragging him off. He glanced back once. Sirius did not look happy.
"Night Lisa. See you later Lily." James winked at me and my heart fluttered a little. Black glanced from James to me, Lisa looked confused.
"Where are you going?" Lisa called after them.
James looked over his shoulder; the boys were heading the other direction away from the common room. "We're just taking a little detour; you girls have a nice night." Black didn't even look back.
"Doesn't seem like Black enjoyed that." I said to Lisa as we started walking.
"Which one? Oh, wait! Forget about that what did James mean see you later?"
I didn't want to tell her then so I was just "oh, I don't know that he'll see me later."
"Later as in a date later?"
I giggled
"Lil-eee." That's the way all my friends say my name when the want to strangle me, which is surprisingly often.
"I'll tell you when we get to the dorm."
We got to the dormitory with Lisa dragging me along the way Bellatrix had to Black (yes, know that we are out of the company of Sirius, Regulus is back to being referred to as Black).
"SHUT UP LILY'S GOT SOMETHING TO TELL US!"
It was then I realized Jessie Anderson was in the room with us. So I dunno if I've mentioned her before- she's medium height, got medium dark brown hair, light blue eyes, and she's pretty skinny.
Jessie isn't my favorite person in the world. She's a year above me and seems to think that because of this minor fact we need to worship the ground she steps on. She spends her summers and holidays in New York City and every time she comes back we get the history of her new diamond jewelry from Tiffany. But her crowning achievement is that she is the unofficial leader of the unofficial James Potter and Sirius Black fan club.
Off course her and Norman work together but she gets all the glory.
So there she was sitting, on Tanya's bed looking at some magazine. Tanya and Jessie are kind of friends even though Tanya says she really doesn't like her to much.
I didn't think this would go down to well if Jessie heard about my date with James.
Luckily for me one of her friends popped in "Jess, Mariah's got those new pictures of Sirius!" That had her out of quickly enough.
Tanya shuddered, "Finally, I thought she'd never leave. It really bugs me how she thinks just because Daddy took me to New York one time she thinks we're, like, connected. And why does she even go to America, I know she's got family but really-"
"Shut up Tanya," Thank you Mandy.
"Tanya," I said in the sing-song voice. "Didn't you say that you had a date with Gordon Hanson?"
She nodded.
"Oh, what a shame you'll have to cancel, you'll probably be helping me get ready for my date instead."
Lisa squealed, Mandy didn't get it, Tanya's eyes popped, and Cassie smiled.
Best detention I've ever had.
October 14
So bored.
Really I've never been like this. Usually I have fun when I'm here. Now I'm struggling for my sanity.
Sigh Nothing to report.
Wait, never mind there is something. Sadly, Tyler and Lisa broke up. It's weird because Tanya and I thought they would be a great couple and they barely lasted a month.
At least it isn't too awkward between them.
Got to go to Charms. I'll write as soon as anything interesting happens.
Countdown for Saturday-5 days (C'mon can you blame me for being a little excited.)
October 16- Library
I just had the most interesting conversation. That's putting it lightly.
I'm sitting in the library doing my History of Magic homework; you know minding my own business. Then I look up and am suddenly staring into a pair of bespectacled hazel eyes.
"Holy shi-" James (yes it was him) put his hand over my mouth.
"Shhhhh. It's just me don't have a heart attack."
My heart was beating so fast I think a heart attack was quite possible.
"How could you be that quiet?"
James shrugged, "Listen are we still on for Saturday?"
"Of course."
He was grinning again. "Do you really want to go to Hogsmede during the boring old day?"
"Err…"
"Or would you like to go at the lovely time of night?"
My eyebrows shot up, "Are you talking about sneaking out of school? That's impossible!"
"Is not, I've done it lots of times."
"Well... What if we get caught?"
"I can honestly tell you there isn't a chance anybody will see us sneaking out."
I didn't want to seem chicken, what was I supposed to say?
"Okay, what exactly are we going to do?"
"Have you heard of that new club? We'll be going there."
"Don't you have to be 17?"
"Fake ID."
"Were do we get them."
"I have to protect my sources Lily. Now what do you want your first name to be?"
"What about my last name?"
"Evans is a common enough last name but we change first names for precaution."
"Is anyone else coming?"
"Well, the rest of the marauders are. But we'll have privacy if that's what you're asking."
"Uh, well I guess."
"Great! Now what about that name."
In the end I told him to put me down with Michelle.
It's weird, usually I try not to break many more rules then necessary . I guess James brings out more than one side of me.
So, for one night good-bye rule abiding Lily Evans, Hello new daring Michelle Evans!
Countdown for Saturday- 3 days
Later- Girls Dormitory
Ha Tanya is so jealous. I wish I had a camera when she had to go up and break it to Gordon she couldn't go out with him on Saturday.
Of course now I've gotta decide what to wear. Tanya says I can't wear just anything to a night club.
Anyway I'll write as soon as anything worth writing about happens. Besides Saturday I mean.
A/N: This isn't my best chapter but I wanted to get this out of the way. I'll be updating faster in December because I'll be having more free time once I get off on break.
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